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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Bermondsey 1905
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1905
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Table XIV.—continued. (3) Other Matters.
| Class. | Number. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Matters notified to ELM. Inspectors of Factories:- | |||
| Failure to affix Abstract of the Factory and Workshop Act (s. 133) | – | ||
| Action taken in matters referred by H.M. Inspectors as remediable under the Public Health Acts, but not under the Factory Act (s. 5) | Notified by H.M. Inspectors | 2 | |
| Reports (of action taken) sent to H.M. Inspectors | 2 | ||
| Other | – | ||
| Underground Bakehouses (s. 101):— | |||
| Certificates granted during 1905 | – | ||
| In use at the end of 1905 | 33 | ||
| Homework:— | Number of | ||
| List of Outworkers (s. 107):— | Lists. | Outworkers. | |
| Lists received | 42 | 531 | |
| Addresses of outworkers | forwarded to other Authorities | 234 | |
| received from other Authorities | 660 | ||
| Homework in unwholesome or injected premises:— | Wearing Apparel. | Other. | |
| Notices prohibiting homework in unwholesome premises (s. 108) | – | – | |
| Cases of infectious disease notified in homeworkers' premises | 5 | – | |
| Orders prohibiting homework in infected premises (s. 110) | – | – | |
| Workshops on the Register (s. 131) at the end of 1905 | 527 | ||
| Workshop Bakehouses | 105 | ||
| Total number of workshop on Register | 632 | ||
Table XV. —Workshops.
No. of
Workshops
on Register.
No. of
Workrooms.
Persons Employed.
Trade.
Young
Persons.
Females.
Males.
-
44
76
42
-
Boot Makers and Repairers
7
12
Bottle Washers
2
4
-
11
26
Brushmakers
18
22
-
13
Buttonhole Makers
3
5
-
-
1
1
1
Cabinet Makers
-
-
190
Carmen, Stables
26
-
-
-
10
10
23
Carpenters' Shops (builders)
-
-
3
5
25
Collar Workers
-
-
3
6
Chair Makers
2
3
-
12
12
42
-
-
Coopers
6
3
3
Cork Cutters
-
-
3
5
8
-
Curriers
-
5
2
4
6
Cycle Makers
-
27
34
5
73
17
Dressmakers
27
2
Engineers and Smiths
11
11
-
12
4
Farriers
4
-
-
1
1
20
Fishcuring
-
-
158
4
Hairdressers
88
88
-
22
2
Harness and Strap Makers
8
9
-
79
-
-
15
Hop Warehouses
-
185
31
64
5
-
Laundries
6
21
186
Leather Works
-
-
3
2
23
3
-
Mantle Makers
4
11
4
Milliners
-
-
-
3
3
3
Paper Bag Makers
-
22
8
24
Picture Frame Makers
3
-
1
2
Rag Sorters
2
2
-
4
2
Sack Makers and Menders
5
5
6
4
11
Shirt Makers
4
—
-
12
7
Tailors
9
9
-
15
4
4
Tie Makers
-
-
3
6
9
2
Tin Workers
-
2
12
4
Tobacco Pipe Makers
4
-
5
8
-
18
Underclothing
-
-
3
2
2
Waistcoat Work
-
Wharves and Warehouses
26
303
8
-
-
7
30
Wheelwrights
-
-
-
2
2
7
Whip Makers
-
-
1
1
9
Wire Workers
-
-
24
Wood Choppers
17
47
18
-
1
Wood Turners
5
6
8
-
299
Various
85
95
36
50
98
527
496
544
51
Totals
Table XV.—Workshops.
| Trade. | No. of Workshops on Register. | No. of Workrooms. | Persons Employed. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | Young Persons. | |||
| Boot Makers and Repairers | 42 | 44 | 76 | – | – |
| Bottle Washers | 2 | 4 | 12 | 7 | – |
| Brushmakers | 18 | 22 | 26 | 11 | – |
| Buttonhole Makers | 3 | 5 | – | 13 | – |
| Cabinet Makers | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Carmen, Stables | 26 | – | 190 | – | – |
| Carpenters' Shops (builders) | 10 | 10 | 23 | – | – |
| Collar Workers | 3 | 5 | – | 25 | – |
| Chair Makers | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | – |
| Coopers | 12 | 12 | 42 | – | – |
| Cork Cutters | 3 | 3 | 6 | – | – |
| Curriers | 3 | 5 | 8 | – | – |
| Cycle Makers | 4 | 5 | 6 | – | 2 |
| Dressmakers | 27 | 34 | 5 | 73 | 17 |
| Engineers and Smiths | 11 | 11 | 27 | – | 2 |
| Farriers | 4 | 4 | 12 | – | – |
| Fishcuring | 1 | 1 | 20 | – | – |
| Hairdressers | 88 | 88 | 158 | – | 4 |
| Harness and Strap Makers | 8 | 9 | 22 | – | 2 |
| Hop Warehouses | 15 | – | 79 | – | – |
| Laundries | 31 | 64 | 5 | 185 | – |
| Leather Works | 21 | – | 186 | 6 | – |
| Mantle Makers | 3 | 3 | 2 | 23 | – |
| Milliners | 4 | 4 | – | 11 | – |
| Paper Bag Makers | 3 | 3 | – | 3 | – |
| Picture Frame Makers | 3 | 8 | 22 | 24 | – |
| Rag Sorters | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | – |
| Sack Makers and Menders | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| Shirt Makers | 4 | 4 | – | 11 | – |
| Tailors | 9 | 9 | 12 | 7 | – |
| Tie Makers | 4 | 4 | – | 15 | – |
| Tin Workers | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | – |
| Tobacco Pipe Makers | 2 | 4 | 12 | 4 | – |
| Underclothing | 5 | 8 | – | 18 | – |
| Waistcoat Work | 2 | 2 | – | 3 | – |
| Wharves and Warehouses | 26 | – | 303 | 8 | – |
| Wheelwrights | 7 | – | 30 | – | – |
| Whip Makers | 2 | 2 | 7 | – | – |
| Wire Workers | 1 | 1 | 9 | – | – |
| Wood Choppers | 17 | – | 24 | 47 | 18 |
| Wood Turners | 5 | 6 | 8 | – | 1 |
| Various | 85 | 95 | 299 | 36 | 50 |
| Totals | 527 | 496 | 1650 | 544 | 98 |